The First Jasmine | Open Thread

A girl fixes a guy's body and the guy fixes her mind.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Lei: Mo Xiu Yao

Bai Lu: Ye Li

Director

Lin Yu Fen, Liang Sheng Quan

Screenwriter

Zhao Na

Chinese Title

莫離

Don't Leave

(Moli sounds like "Jasmine")

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2026
Episodes: 40

A Long Way Home | Open Thread

A family's bond is more than blood. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Guo Tao: Gu Chang Shan

Zhang Wan Yi: Chen Xing Jie

Liu Lin: Cun Hua

Zhang Yue: Lin Xiao Qing

Director: 

Kang Hong Lei

Liu Han Xuan

Scriptwriter: 

Zhao Dong Ling

Chinese Title

父輩的榮耀 

The Glory of [Our] Father's Generation

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, History, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2023
Episodes: 30

Fireworks of My Heart | Review

A shy doctor who broke up with her firefighter boyfriend wants him back in their dysfunctional relationship.
Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Yang: Song Yan

Wang Chu Ran: Xu Qin

Director: 

Li Mu Ge

Scriptwriter: 

(Author: Jiu Yue Xi)

Chinese Title
我的人間煙火

My Fireworks on Earth

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Network: MangoTV

Year: 2023
Episodes: 40

Love Like the Galaxy | Recap and Review

An apprehensive girl who has been neglected all her life meets a general who will give her everything. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Wu Lei: Ling Bu Yi / Ling Zi Sheng

Zhao Lu Si: Cheng Shao Shang / Niao Niao

Screenwriter

Zou Yue (Author: Guan Xin Ze Luan)

Chinese Title
星漢燦爛 The Milky Way Glitters

月升滄海 The Moon Rises to the Azure Sea

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, History, Family, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2022
Episodes: 56

星漢燦爛 Part 1 [1-27]

月升滄海 Part 2 [28- 56]

Recap Grade: B (Ep23+)

First Impression: N/A

My Sassy Princess | Recap and Review

A sassy princess seduces her austere guard. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Zheng Ye Cheng: Shen Yan

Yuan Bing Yan: Liu Ling

Mi Re (Merxat): Shen Yu

Zhang Yue: Xu Shi Jin 

Director: 

Zhu Shao Jie

Screenwriter:

Yi Ren Kui Kui (author)

Chinese Title
祝卿好

To Wish (My) Wife Well 

Genres: Period, Romcom, Period Romcom

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2022
Episodes: 22

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 3.5/5

A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College | Recap and Review

The only female student at the Imperial College makes friends and enemies, and finds love.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhao Lu Si: Sang Qi

Xu Kai Cheng: Yan Yun Zhi

Chinese Title
國子監來了個女弟子
Here Comes a Female Student at Guo Zijian

Genres: Period, Romcom, Period Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2021
Episodes: 30

Recapper: FanFanX

Recap Grade: A/B

First Impression: 3/5

Everybody Standby Season 2 | Part 2 Episode 6 Commentary

Cyn-opsis: Watch actors be ripped apart on live TV. 

Host 

Dong Cheng Peng (Da Peng)

Directors

Chen Kai Ge
Er Dong Sheng (Derek Yee)
Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo)
Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao)
Li Cheng Ru

Chinese Title
演员请就位第二季

Network: Tencent 

Year: 2020

Everybody Standby Season 2 | Part 1 Episode 2 Recap

Cyn-opsis: Watch actors be ripped apart on live TV. 

Host: Dong Cheng Peng (Da Peng)

Directors

Chen Kai Ge
Er Dong Sheng (Derek Yee)
Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo)
Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao)
Li Cheng Ru

Chinese Title
演员请就位第二季

Network: Tencent 

Year: 2020

Nothing but Thirty | Recap and Review

Three women in or near their thirties: one is struggling to marry, one is struggling to have a child, and one is struggling to maintain her family. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Tong Yao: Gu Jia

Jiang Shu Ying: Wang Man Ni

Mao Xiao Tong: Zhong Xiao Qin

Director: 

Zhang Xiao Bo

Scriptwriter: 

Zhang Ying Ji

Chinese Title
三十而已

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Family, Contemporary Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2020
Episodes: 43

Recap Grade: B

First Impression: 2.5/5

🐶 Zhang Yue 張月

张	張	Zhāng
月	月	Yùe	= Moon

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🎂	1994 Sep 14 || 🐶 || 90'er || 90花🌸
🏠	Beijing
💼	Independent Studio

1. [2026] Zhong Mo Yuan
2. [2026] The First Jasmine
3. [2026] Wonderful Times
4. [2025] Created in China
5. [2024] Da Guo Jie De 大過節的 (mini/vertical)
6. [2024] Echo of Her Voice
7. [2024] She and Her Girls
8. [2024] The Tale of Rose (cameo)
9. [2023] Best Enemy
10. [2023] A Long Way Home
11. [2023] Fireworks of My Heart
12. [2022] Love Like the Galaxy
13. [2022] My Sassy Princess
14. [2021] Enemy
15. [2021] A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College
16. [2021] The Lie Detective
17. [2021] Ancient Love Poetry (cameo)
18. [2020] Nothing but Thirty ✶